Well to begin with, I discovered that keeping the site name really simple really matters! My thought was to send my del.ic.ious account to our computer lab wonder -woman, and she could have that site up on the smart-board; then it would be a simple matter for me to direct my students to a particular site(s). In the past, I would find a site, send it to myself via email, then send it on to her and she would add the link to our 4th grade site. Now, she could still add it, but I really like the idea of having students “test” the sites for usability, interest, and validity; does the site really teach what it says it does?
In addition, it would be great to have students contribute sites they have found as well. There would obviously have to be some parameters to abide by, but in the long run, I can easily imagine my kids start a delicious account of their favorite sites at home as well as their parents. Also, in the teacher realm, I already see how easy it will be to look at sites critically simply by checking how many others have linked the site too.
Finally, I can’t wait to introduce del.ic.ious to my husband! We really do still have the stagnant bookmarks that don’t get out of the house!
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swhited1967
// Jul 23, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Hi Lisa-
The del.icio.us idea seems like a good one. I don’t know if the tech people at Deering are hip to it or not. Maybe I’ll let them know about it and look like I know something about these computer thingies.
I think I’ll use it in my real life. Maybe. I just don’t navigate through the internet that much. I don’t do a lot of trolling at least. I’ve got my staple sites, and I’m happy with them. For me I feel like it all starts to feel like cable TV–lots of channels but nothing much particularly great. Or maybe it’s more like a library–lots of great stuff but I can’t get to it all.
Cheers.
Scott
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